Rebuilding the fleet by mikegr - 1/700 - restoring old plastic models

[mikegr]

20 hours ago, king derelict said:

Nice recovery Mike. It’s looking very nice.

alan

Thank you 

I will be very relieved if I finish this by August 4 where I be out for some weeks

Looks like I had to rebuilt all except the hull

 

[mikegr]

Next project is the rear mast.

Some PE parts were incredibly small. I didn't loose anything but managed to loose two spare airbrush noses while trying to replace a clogged one. Fortunately I have spare airbrush as well

Brass was used extensively to make a rigid and durable  piece. One thing that made me happy is that I found a way to make strong masts without use of messy soldering. With my low rpm rotary tool and a disc cutter I made a slot, filled it with ca glue and attach thehe yarddam vertically. How come I haven't thing of it early would have saved big mess and effort

 

 

 

 

[king derelict]

Great idea for making the brass masts. I’m a messy solderer so I will be trying your method soon.

alan

[mikegr]

On 7/28/2025 at 2:47 AM, king derelict said:

Great idea for making the brass masts. I’m a messy solderer so I will be trying your method soon.

alan

Consider using a mini file as well to flatten the surfaces.

[mikegr]

Move on forward

The PE instructions looked terrible, many tiny pieces. I managed to make a simplified version of the SK 2 radar, far from perfect but acceptable in appearance. Fortunately the rest construction of the mast went smooth so overall the built was good